: an outdoor public party put on by the residents of a city block or neighborhood
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In Virginia, the king and queen will attend a block party to celebrate America’s birthday.—Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Festivities typically include parades, street food, block parties, mariachi competitions, and baile folklórico, or folkloric ballet, with whirling dancers wearing bright, ruffled dresses and their hair tied with shiny ribbons.—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026 Jasmine Nguyen was struck by a rocket projectile that misfired during a block party, flying across the street to her front year and lethally striking her.—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 19 Apr. 2026 Wu was also criticized this week by two city councilors, Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy, for allocating new discretionary block party grant funding for the FIFA World Cup.—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for block party